Teenage murder suspect makes first appearance as an adult

A 13-year-old Cape Coral boy accused of brutally murdering a homeless man faced a judge for the first time as an adult Thursday morning.

Investigators say Yoel Munoz stabbed Thomas Bergstrom over and over again earlier this month at a homeless camp where he lived near the Cape Coral Christian Center.

Munoz's family was not in the courtroom Thursday, but we spoke with the suspect's attorney who says he doesn't know why the state acted so quickly to try Munoz as an adult.

Munoz was silent as the judge told him what he's accused of: killing that man and robbing him at the age of just 13 years old.

His attorney tells us he doesn't know about all of the evidence the state has against Munoz. But investigators told us they found evidence at the crime scene linking him to the gruesome murder.

They say they found a bloody knife that matched a similar knife found in the teen's home and a hockey mask with writing on it that matched writing found in the boy's room.

The boy's attorney tried convincing the state to keep the case a juvenile case, but they refused.

"I have not been able to speak to him since the indictment came out, but I had expressed to him the possibility that it was coming. So I think he was as prepared as any 13 year old can be," said attorney Ian Mann.

The state asked for the judge to hold Munoz without bond claiming the public would be in danger if he were to be released. So that's what will happen.

We're told his age will no doubt be a factor throughout his case when it comes to an outcome. He's due back in court later this month.

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